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<h1>Formatting selectors</h1>
<p>Selectors allow a user to flip through the panels in a panel stack, 
 display different elements or metrics in a Grid/Graph, or change dynamic 
 text fields (a text field that is a reference to an object on a report) 
 in a panel stack. For more information on selectors in general, including 
 examples and procedures to create them, see 
<a HREF="Selectors.htm">Providing 
 interactivity to users: Selectors</a>.</p>
<p>As with any other control, when you insert a selector into a document, 
 its formatting is determined by the 
<a HREF="Control_defaults.htm">control 
 default</a>. However, you can change any of the formatting options. You 
 can use different interfaces to define the formatting; which interface 
 you use depends on your personal preference and what options you want 
 to change. For more information, see 
<a href="#Methods to format a selector">Methods 
 to format a selector</a> below.</p>
<p>The following list provides some useful formatting suggestions:</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>Make the selector appear three-dimensional, like a button, 
 with the 3D effect. For an example, see 
<a HREF="Apply_3D_effects.htm">Applying 
 3D effects to controls</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Let the content behind the selector show through by 
 setting the background to transparent. You can also allow a fill color 
 to cover what is behind the selector by setting the background to opaque. 
 For an example, see 
<a HREF="Transparent_controls.htm">Applying a transparent 
 background to controls</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Float the selector above the background by using a drop 
 shadow. For an example, see 
<a HREF="Drop_shadows.htm">Applying drop shadows 
 to controls</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Create a gradual color change by blending two colors 
 using gradient colors on the selector. For an example, see 
<a HREF="Gradients.htm">Applying 
 gradient colors to controls</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Display pop-up text (a tooltip) when a user positions 
 the mouse over the selector. The tooltip can provide extra information, 
 such as an expanded description of the control. For an example, see 
<a 
 HREF="Tooltips.htm">Creating pop-up tooltips in controls</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Display a selector to other document designers in Design 
 Mode while hiding it from users viewing the document in the exported PDF 
 or in View Mode. To do this, you hide the control that contains the information 
 by using the Visible property. For instance, you could prevent a user 
 from changing panels in a panel stack by hiding the panel stack’s selector. 
 For an example, see 
<a HREF="Hide_control.htm">Hiding a control in View 
 and Interactive Mode</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Control the sizing behavior of the selector items with 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Make all items the same width</B></span> 
 property, which can be set to proportional (the default) or fixed (same 
 width for all items). The items are the buttons or check boxes, for example, 
 of the selector. For an example, see 
<a HREF="Width_for_selector_items.htm">Specifying 
 proportional or fixed width for items in a selector</a>. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Format the font of the text for the items in the selector, 
 including style, size, and color.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2>
<a name="Methods to format a selector"></a>Methods to format a selector</h2>
<p>You can change the formatting and other properties for selectors by 
 using any of the following methods: </p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>For layout properties (such as name, position, and size) 
 and properties specific to selectors such as action type and targets, 
 use the 
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_box.htm">Properties dialog box</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>For all formatting options, including alignment, effects, 
 and colors, use the 
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_Format_options.htm">Format 
 options in the Properties dialog box</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>For easy access to basic formatting options, use the 
 Formatting toolbar.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>For easy access to alignment, sizing, and ordering options, 
 use the right-click menu.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>The Formatting toolbar is the easiest to use, but does not contain other 
 formatting options available in the Properties dialog box. For procedural 
 information, see the following: </p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Format_text_of_selector_items.htm">Formatting 
 the text of selector items</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Formatting_a_Fisheye_widget.htm">Formatting 
 a Fish Eye Selector</a></p></li>
</ul>
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